No meeting due to Holiday

Chair - Lech Krzywonos. PM Meeting

Sherry Donovan is Chief Executive Officer at NS Home Builders'​ Association and a volunteer Board Member of Techsploration.

Techsploration, a not-for-profit organization, is a joint initiative of the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) and Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency.

The goal of Techsploration is to increase the number of women working in science, trades, technical and technology-related occupations by assisting young women from diverse backgrounds to explore a wide range of career options in these fields.

Techsploration provides young women from grades nine through twelve with opportunities to explore science, trades, and technology occupations, while creating awareness about the critical role of work in their lives. It also helps them understand the significance of high school math and science for their future careers.

No meeting due to Holiday

Chair - Brian Matthews. PM Meeting

Dr. Doug McMillan is Interim Division Head Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Professor at the Dalhousie University Department of Pediatrics and the IWK Health Science Centre.

Dr. McMillan has a BSc an MD (University of Alberta) did his Pediatric residency at the Foothills Provincial General Hospital, University of Calgary,
Calgary and a Fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonary Disease and Neonatology at the Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California Medical Center.

Initially at the University of Calgary (currently professor emeritus), Dr. McMillan was Chief of the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (1980-1995).
In 2004, he moved to Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre (Division Head, 2004-2009) where he currently holds a university post-retirement position and
is currently Interim Division Head.

Dr. McMillan’s research during his career includes studies in basic sciences, clinical trials, ethics, epidemiology and education.
He has been actively involved in education of various health care professionals, including being the director of the Fellowship Program in
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine both in Calgary and Halifax. Most of his current research focuses on newborn care programs in the developing world which will be the topic of his presentation
to our club.